Cambridge (UK Parliament constituency)
Elections in the 2010s

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
Labour
Daniel Zeichner
18,646
36.0
+11.7
-
Liberal Democrat
Julian Huppert
18,047
34.9
−4.3
-
Conservative
Chamali Fernando
8,117
15.7
−9.9
-
Green
Rupert Read
4,109
7.9
+0.3
-
UKIP
Patrick O'Flynn
2,668
5.2
+2.8
-
Rebooting Democracy
Keith Garrett
187
0.4
N/A
Majority
Majority
Majority
599
1.2
-
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
51,774
62.1
−2.9
-
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat
Swing
+8.0
-

Question: How did Daniel Zeichner win the election compared to his closest opponent?
Answer: Daniel Zeichner won the Cambridge seat with a majority of 599 votes against Huppert.